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* Oligopoly, unless you're claiming that an infrastructure provider is one of the following: Either: 1. A sole provider of a good or service OR 2. One of se
by greggyb 5y ago
* Oligopoly, unless you're claiming that an infrastructure provider is one of the following:
Either:
1. A sole provider of a good or service
OR
2. One of several ruling elites that form the primary basis of government.
Monopoly:Oligopoly :: Monarch:Oligarch.
- easrng 5y agoIn much of the US there is only one ISP that provides reasonable speeds. In my area, that's Spectrum. The only other options here are slow DSL and satellite.
- shkkmo 5y agoAnd in many parts of the US, such as where my parents live, there is a single ISP that provides crappy DSL and nothing else.
- vegetablepotpie 5y agoThe parent post by greggyb wasn’t arguing against the fact that many areas only have one Internet provider, but was specifically focused on the Grandparents, use of the word “oligarchy” instead of the more appropriate “oligopoly” to refer to situations where people have their choice of two or three ISPs.
- easrng 5y agoWhoops! Misread that, too late to edit though.